Ok thanks Max I thought thats all you needed, that heated hopper effect i can build that good. Are you usei g some kind of hight temp rope and glue for hopper Door Seal? Sorry for all the Questains, i should read back farther in the threads.

So far so good 105 pounds, with out cyclone or heat exchanger,forgot too put the ceramic on first before welding down in the barrel, gess have too measure for the pipes then install blanket. Hate too add the heat wall probly another 30 pounds.i just need too see how well these heated hoppers are working in person in conjuntion with the ceramic blanket.

got a few welds on jacket too burn in or flote over. The weight less my two small cyclones is exactly 127 pounds counting bottom plate and the top lid.I like the weight size ratio, hope its tar free with out adding any. More tunnels or preheat tubes.I may build a heated funnel later, see how well it works like it is.BBB.

Hope it works testing tomaro, i may have too shorten i dont know, its 4.75" on big end 3.25" on small end and 15" long.hopeing a shop vac too be a good sample test too see what emount of ash it collects .o

My ceramic blanket is 1" thick two layers stagard. And is just a little too much peice work, so i held it up with thin 18 gauge ss tin punched out with vent tabs for the test. And my cyclones ar mounted on each side. For easyer

Critics welcom, I know I went other rought then your spacific design. I have clean outs for hopper heater and cyclones, though i intend too update too your kind of cyclone exchangers later. I never seen your desige hopper heater due too i thought it was inturnal sheet metal layer, any improvments or better ideas welcom from any one. This is i think simular too the hopper heater design as dustin i thought any way, i have four 1&1/2" cleanouts on outer heater jacket, that i can easy reach the next clean out with soft big wire. I intend too turn the cyclons intoo preheat later after running this a while trial. Thanks.

Cooler material two old fence post and 16 gauge swing set tube 1-7/8"ID. Still have too add the clean outs for the tubes on the cooler rack.55 pounds after welding all but the clean out 3/4" cut off fittings from water heaters.

Hi Kevin, I was just looking at the cooling tubes you welded up. Not sure if you are going with the the tubes being vertical or not. I would suggest putting some clean out openings on one end of the connecting tube so it could have a water hose go down each tube to flush them out. It will get soot in the tubes eventually and need cleaning out. You could also make a spray nozzle that would shoot water at a right angle to clean each tube from the top down go into the end of the connecting pipe and just clean them more often.
I been cleaning my tubes out every 700 to 1000 miles probably could go longer but I don’t mind doing the maintenance a little more often than Wayne and others suggest. My cool rack was built so I could take it apart. Vertical tubes is the best way to go in my opinion, mine are not vertical tubes. Lol
Bob